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Keukegen

Keukegen is a creature illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi.

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Keukegen (毛羽毛現; "fluffy hair appearance") is a creature illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi.

Mythology

It resembles a small dog covered entirely in long hair. Its name is a pun - when written with different kanji (希有怪訝), keukegen means "an unusual thing which is rarely seen".

According to one report, the keukegen is a disease spirit which lives in damp, dark places and causes people in the house to get sick.

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